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Bankrate's 2009 Tax Guide
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2008 tax forms you need
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Which individual forms to use for deductions
Type of expense/category: You may be eligible for: Use form:
Moving Deducting moving expenses. 3903
8822
Medical and dental expenses Deducting medical and dental expenses that are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. Schedule A (File with Form 1040)
Child care expenses Deducting child, household employee and dependent care expenses. 2441, Schedule 2 (Form 1040A) Child and Dependent Care Expenses for Form 1040A Filers, Schedule H (Form 1040) or W-10
Selling your home Excluding any gain from income up to a limit of $250,000 ($500,000 if married filing jointly). Schedule D (Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses
Making charitable contributions Deducting charitable contributions. Schedule A (Form 1040) Itemized Deductions

8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions
Divorced or separated Claiming innocent spouse relief, which applies to all joint filers.

An election to allocate a deficiency, which applies to joint filers who are divorced, widowed, legally separated or have not lived together for the past 12 months.

Equitable relief, which applies to all joint filers and married couples filing separate returns in community property states.
8857 to request any of these kinds of relief


Publication 971 explains these kinds of relief and who may qualify for them




8332 Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents
-- Updated: Jan. 5, 2009
 
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